sissy

Definition

sissy rate

(Adult / Slang)

1. A sister, especially a younger sister.

2. A mocking or insulting term of address for a man suspected of being homosexual, having homosexual tendencies, or having effeminate manners.

3. A timid or cowardly person.

4. Fearful; weak.

Quotes:

(1) Andy Devine and Buster Keaton in a promotional musical short called La Fiesta (1935):
-- Andy: ' Si, si, Señor.'
-- Buster: ' Don't call me sissy.'

(2) Sheila (Diane Baker) to David Stillwell (Gregory Peck) in Mirage (1965): ' I'm a girl. I'm supposed to be a sissy.'

(3) ' Half-a-sissy ' From the movie Easy Money (1983).